More than a dozen additional applications for new low-power TV stations in the Upper Midwest have been submitted. Also, a Nebraska FM station reported new technical difficulties.
Category: New stations
New FM, TV Stations Testing in Winnipeg
U Multicultural is testing new stations CHEB-FM/88.7 and CFUM-DT/14 (Winnipeg).
FCC Monitor: Dismissal of UW-Milwaukee LPFM Application Upheld Again
The FCC has rejected an application for review of its decision to dismiss UW-Milwaukee’s application for a low-power FM station because of a typo.
FCC Monitor: New FM Signing On in Rochester, Minn.
A new FM station is in the process of signing on in Rochester, Minn. Meanwhile, a low-power TV operator reports that numerous stations have returned to the air.
FCC Grants Rare Time-Shared FM Frequency in Southern Wis.
After a years-long battle among several groups, the FCC has granted construction permits for two new non-commercial FM stations to share time on the same frequency in southern Wisconsin.
New Tribal-Owned Radio Station Signs On in Northern Wis.
The Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has signed on a new radio station in northern Wisconsin.
FCC Monitor: Small Minn. FM License Canceled
The FCC has canceled the license of a small southern Minnesota FM station that went off the air in late 2023. Elsewhere, a major western Wisconsin FM station is operating at reduced power.
Nebraska Public Media Signs On New Columbus FM Station
Nebraska Public Media has signed on a new FM station in Columbus, the last of four new stations granted as a result of a 2021 filing window.
Prayz Network Signs On First Station Outside of Wisconsin
Prayz Network has signed on its ninth full-power FM station, which is also its first licensed outside of Wisconsin.
FCC Monitor: Mpls. LPTV Station Drops Channel Change Application
A Minneapolis low-power TV station has dropped a channel-change application that was competing with another station. In North Dakota, two radio sales have closed and a third has been approved.